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buildings, etc.), were included in the miscellaneous category. The distribution of each type is <br />shown on Map 2.04.10. The total acreage of each type in the study area and proposed permit <br />area is shown in Table 2.04.10 -4 <br />The plant list resulting from the floristic surveys conducted with the study area is presented in <br />Attachment 2.04.10 -5 (formerly Peabody Appendix 10 -1). The list is arranged in alphabetical <br />order by plant morphological class. Species are identified according to scientific name, <br />common name, occurrence in the various vegetation types, and native or introduced. The list <br />includes 208 species of vascular plants. The morphological classes represented by the most <br />species in Attachment 2.04.10 -5 (formerly Peabody Appendix 10 -1) include perennial forbs <br />(65), perennial graminoids (46) and annual forbs (37). <br />The search of the Colorado Natural Areas Inventory data base indicated that no data are <br />available for the locality in which the study area occurs. However, both the Colorado <br />Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicated that <br />Lupinus crassus (Payson lupine) could possible occur on the site. Payson lupine is a U.S. Fish <br />and Wildlife Service category 2 species. Category 2 species are candidates for listing as <br />endangered or threatened for which additional data are needed before listing can proceed. <br />Thorough searches of the study area, including searches of likely microhabitats, failed to <br />produce any specimens of Payson lupine. The searches also failed to produce any other plant <br />species of special concern. The results indicate that it is extremely unlikely that any such <br />species occur in the study, or proposed permit area. <br />A number of noxious weeds occur in the region surrounding the New Horizon Mine area and in <br />the county of Montrose, where the New Horizon Mine is located.. Western Fuels Colorado will <br />use the Montrose County (2010) and San Miguel County (2002) Noxious Weed list. The <br />species are listed below. Identified species are listed in Section 2.05.4(2)(e), subsection 9.0. <br />Revised September 2010 (PR 06) 2.04.10 -27 <br />